04-11-2010, 10:41 PM
Maybe an RPG-like feel to it, like you can free-roam the world on and off your AC. There are towns, and you are sent your mission details through your PDA or something, and before the Storyline missions occur, you can accept missions around the towns you visit. Battles will occur by running into enemies on the field(meaning you can evade them) which include not only the normal mercenaries as well as factions you choose to attack in story missions, but also, I don't know, "berserk" mechs or hell, throw in giant animals. The battles will still occur like normal AC battles, but you recover your AP by using the "scrap" parts from the defeated enemies, and the money you get from each battle depends on how well you perform, earning you a "rank" after each battle.
Better ranks get you more "scrap" parts to repair your AC with, and these ranks correspond to a certain amount of points which you use at AC shops in towns you come across. Now the EXP you earn after these will accumulate, and when you level up, you earn the so called tuning or "FRS" points.
Boss battles against other ACs will give you their schematics, and if you get a high rank, you will get 1(rank C), 2(rank B), 3(rank A), all(Rank S) of their Frame Parts, or if you do amazingly well(rank SS) you get their Frame Parts, weapons, and gain extra FRS points. To get an SS in boss battles, you'll have to deal the finishing blow with a weapon the boss is weak to, but your AP will have to be less than 50%(which adds to dramatic effect or something, haha). Oh and bosses all have unique frames and weapons. Just for fun.
Light-weights(all types) will be weak to any high-impact weapon(Bazookas, Grenade Cannons, etc) Mid to Heavy-weights(all types), depending on their EN and Ballistic defense will be weak to whichever one is lower (lower EN defense = Laser Rifles, Pulse Guns, etc, lower Ballistic defense = Normal and Assault Rifles, Shotguns, Bazookas, etc)
You still get to name your character, choose his or her choices throughout the game, and you eventually end up with different endings each time. You also get to customize his or her appearance, as a plus.
Sorry for the wall of text. Just sharing my ideas. Gonna go sleep now. G'nyt peoples.
Better ranks get you more "scrap" parts to repair your AC with, and these ranks correspond to a certain amount of points which you use at AC shops in towns you come across. Now the EXP you earn after these will accumulate, and when you level up, you earn the so called tuning or "FRS" points.
Boss battles against other ACs will give you their schematics, and if you get a high rank, you will get 1(rank C), 2(rank B), 3(rank A), all(Rank S) of their Frame Parts, or if you do amazingly well(rank SS) you get their Frame Parts, weapons, and gain extra FRS points. To get an SS in boss battles, you'll have to deal the finishing blow with a weapon the boss is weak to, but your AP will have to be less than 50%(which adds to dramatic effect or something, haha). Oh and bosses all have unique frames and weapons. Just for fun.
Light-weights(all types) will be weak to any high-impact weapon(Bazookas, Grenade Cannons, etc) Mid to Heavy-weights(all types), depending on their EN and Ballistic defense will be weak to whichever one is lower (lower EN defense = Laser Rifles, Pulse Guns, etc, lower Ballistic defense = Normal and Assault Rifles, Shotguns, Bazookas, etc)
You still get to name your character, choose his or her choices throughout the game, and you eventually end up with different endings each time. You also get to customize his or her appearance, as a plus.
Sorry for the wall of text. Just sharing my ideas. Gonna go sleep now. G'nyt peoples.
